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Review

. 2010 May 18;107(20):9033-4.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1004892107. Epub 2010 May 6.

Oxytocin and the salience of social cues

Bruno B Averbeck¹

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PMID: 20448196
PMCID: PMC2889126
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004892107

Review

Oxytocin and the salience of social cues

Bruno B Averbeck. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010.

. 2010 May 18;107(20):9033-4.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1004892107. Epub 2010 May 6.

Author

Bruno B Averbeck¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4415, USA. averbeckbb@mail.nih.gov

PMID: 20448196
PMCID: PMC2889126
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004892107

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Comment on

Different amygdala subregions mediate valence-related and attentional effects of oxytocin in humans.
Gamer M, Zurowski B, Büchel C. Gamer M, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 May 18;107(20):9400-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1000985107. Epub 2010 Apr 26. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010. PMID: 20421469 Free PMC article.

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